Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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cochlea | Yes | No | No | No |
organ of Corti | Yes | No | No | No |
cochlea (noun) | organ of Corti (noun) |
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the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti | the hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waves |